Robots Configuration for SEO

INDEX,FOLLOW (default for most pages)

• Product pages you want in search results
• Category pages with unique content
• Important CMS pages (about us, contact)

NOINDEX,FOLLOW

• Filtered category pages (price, color, size filters)
• Search results pages
• Paginated pages (page 2, 3, etc.)
• Thank you / confirmation pages

INDEX,NOFOLLOW

• Pages with user-generated links you don't trust
• Rarely needed in e-commerce

NOINDEX,NOFOLLOW

• Admin or internal pages
• Duplicate content pages
• Staging/test pages

Recommended: INDEX,FOLLOW

Categories are important for SEO. Only use NOINDEX for filtered views or thin content categories.

Recommended: INDEX,FOLLOW

Product pages should be indexed. Use product-level overrides for items you want to exclude.

Recommended: INDEX,FOLLOW

Most CMS pages should be indexed. Override individually for pages like "Terms & Conditions" if needed.

1. Edit category in Catalog → Categories
2. Go to Search Engine Optimization section
3. Set Robots field to override default

1. Edit product in Catalog → Products
2. Go to Search Engine Optimization section
3. Set Robots field to override default

1. Edit page in Content → Pages
2. Go to Search Engine Optimization section
3. Set Robots field to override default

You want main category pages indexed but not filtered views.

Configuration:

• Default Category Robots: INDEX,FOLLOW
• Use layered navigation that adds NOINDEX to filtered URLs

You don't want out-of-stock products in search results.

Approach:

• Keep default as INDEX,FOLLOW
• Use product attribute or automation to set NOINDEX on out-of-stock items

You're preparing a store but don't want it indexed yet.

Configuration:

• Set all defaults to NOINDEX,NOFOLLOW
• Change to INDEX,FOLLOW when ready to launch

1. Open your page
2. View page source (Ctrl+U or Cmd+U)
3. Look for: <meta name="robots" content="INDEX,FOLLOW">

1. Go to URL Inspection
2. Enter your page URL
3. Check "Indexing allowed?" status